Thematic and content analysis of idiopathic nightmares and bad dreams

Sleep

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 409-417

  Robert, Geneviève ^a   Zadra, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bad dreams; Dream content; Nightmare; Parasomnia; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DREAM; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHTMARE; PARASOMNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

BAD DREAMS; DREAM CONTENT; NIGHTMARE; PARASOMNIA; SEX DIFFERENCES;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; DREAMS; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84893479747     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5665/sleep.3426     Document Type: Article

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